Coburn House
- Building Name:
- Coburn House
- Alternate Names:
- Knapp Residence; Practice House; Mary B. Welch House; Gertrude Coburn Home Management House
- Historical Note:
- Coburn House was constructed in 1888 on a one-acre leased site. and occupied by the Knapp family. In 1896, a water line to the house was authorized, and an addition was built in 1900. The house was sold to the college in 1920 and remodeled for use as a Home Economics Division practice cottage. The building was moved in 1925 and named the Mary B. Welch Home Management House, before being renamed the Gertrude Coburn Home Management House in 1928. The house was moved again in 1947 and continued to serve the Home Management function until the 1950s, when it was used for genetics research and the Psychology department. Coburn House was condemned in the early 1970s and razed in 1975.
- Year Built:
- 1888
- Year Removed:
- 1975
- More Information:
- Day Digital Edition Description
Photographs Containing Coburn House: (8 Items)
![Photograph of Coburn House in 1921. The house is largely obscured by trees. Caption reads "Gertrude Coburn Practise House formerly Mary B. Welch House at one time the home of Herman Knapp family. A practise [sic] house in 1921."](https://isuu00001library102stg.blob.core.windows.net/digital-objects/universityphotographs/thumbs/cornerstones160_c001_th.jpg)
![Photograph of Coburn House in 1921. The house is largely obscured by trees. Caption reads "Gertrude Coburn Practise House formerly Mary B. Welch House at one time the home of Herman Knapp family. A practise [sic] house in 1921."](https://isuu00001library102stg.blob.core.windows.net/digital-objects/universityphotographs/cornerstones160_c001.jpg)
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Coburn House", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/projects/campuscornerstones/items/buildingprofile0022.html